Flipping Out

My first experience with a flipped class was quiet overwhelming.  I was accustomed to the typical teaching style, teacher lectures and students listen. Then you go home with hours of homework, hoping you remembered enough to get the work done.  Flipped classes are just the opposite. You watch lectures or informational videos and complete your reading at home, while interacting with the teacher and classmates in class. This style of teaching can be difficult for some students to adjust to, mostly because most of us tend to fight change. When we are comfortable doing things a certain way, change can be an unwelcome visitor. I actually prefer this style of teaching and wish that other professors could acclimate this concept into the future classes. Life is full of changes and learning to flip your learning style makes it easier.

Numbers don't lie...do they?

If you are speaking about statitistics the answer may not always be what it seems. Depending on who is providing the statistic and where the statistic orginated from could give you drastically different results.  If one were to say that 40 % of students are struggling with ADD or ADHD, where did they recieve their data? Was it just a number that they through out or is there an actual case study to back up the data?  If it is a study, who was included in the study? Is it elementary, middle school, high school, or college students? Then ask yourself, is it really possible that all students have been tested for ADD or ADHD?  Anyone can give you numbers, it is where the information orginated from and what was included. Do not just take a number for face value, it could be an illusion.

View from inside

The first paper that I was able to peer review gave me a new understanding of what it means to think like the reader. The paper was written well and was complete. I did have a difficult time determining who the reader was.  It could have been written to two different audiences. If written to one it was written very well, if written for the other the language would have need to be more relaxed. I loved reading the paper overall, and I must say...I AGREE!

Ethos - Credibility

My doc 2 is written the members of the US government to legalize marijuana to economically benefit our country.  It is absolutely necessary that I use multiple credible resources to provide them with indisputeable evidence. For example, using a source that states the amount of money that is used to fight to keep it illegal. By showing the amount used to keep it illegal, I can that by legalizing marijuana you will now have that much more funds to apply to other resources, like education and state and local police. I can also use resources that show how much money has already been generated by the legalization in certain states, and show how much money the government lost because they do not recognize it as legal. By combinging these resources it will increase my personal credibility.

Pathos - emotional persuasion

Pathos, which means to persuade by appealing to the audience's emotions. This method is used regularly in marketing today. You will see bandaid commercial shows a small child crying as a mother rushes to nurse the boo boo. As a mother, this plays to my motherly instincts.

Biased (poor) evidence

If you read my last blog, then you know that I am writing my second paper on how the legalization of marijuana can drastically benefit our country.  In researching the arguments against the legalization I discovered an article that truly defined the use of poor evidence in support of their argument. It was completely unsupported and was based on pure personal bias.  The author says "potheads are almost universally recognized as unmotivated, low class, degenerate - and, yes, smelly failures (Hawkins, 2004)."  I believe his justification his completely biased. 

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2014/01/21/5-reasons-marijuana-should-remain-illegal-n1782086/page/full

I would love some feedback!

Foundation of my arguement

There is a vast amount of information for and against my second document regarding the legalization of marijuana to economically benefit our country. After watching many of my friends, relatives, co-workers, and fellow students struggle with our current economy, I felt it was time to stop complaining about the problem and create a solution. Many people become defensive as soon as they hear my topic because they are not aware of the many ways marijuana can help financially. Increased taxes, creation of jobs that will increase spending, creation of textiles that can be used to reduce dependency on foreign countries and create a stronger financial foundation within our own country, all while reducing the expenses on our judicial system are some of my main focuses.

I would appreciate feedback from you, my classmates, to help with my paper.